You live in a world of tac­tile expe­ri­ence although you may only rarely think about it. Sci­en­tists are learn­ing the vast sig­nif­i­cance of the sense of touch in com­mu­ni­ca­tion, heal­ing, learn­ing, and emo­tion­al expres­sion. Con­tin­ue read­ing →

Depres­sion has emerged as a major health prob­lem, with as many as 10% of Amer­i­cans now on anti­de­pres­sant med­ica­tion. Are these drugs help­ful? What are the alter­na­tives? Con­tin­ue read­ing →

Don’t let fear of pub­lic speak­ing or sports per­for­mance anx­i­ety keep you from achiev­ing your poten­tial. Some sim­ple advice from a career per­for­mance coach can help you. Con­tin­ue read­ing →

I heard an inspir­ing sto­ry from a chi­ro­prac­tic col­league I had lost track of for near­ly thir­ty years. Read about his life-long bat­tle with a com­pul­sive eat­ing dis­or­der. Con­tin­ue read­ing →

The more I’ve learned about depres­sion, anx­i­ety and stress, the more I’ve real­ized two things: 1) they’re extreme­ly potent issues affect­ing all aspects of health, and 2) they’re indi­vid­ual expe­ri­ences which are inti­mate­ly inter­con­nect­ed with our social expe­ri­ences. Con­tin­ue read­ing →